REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS GRAND FORKS SCHOOL BOARD GRAND FORKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 REGULAR MEETING September 30, 2019 The Grand Forks School Board met in regular session on Monday, September 30, 2019, at Viking Elementary School with Bill Palmiscno presiding.

Published October 24, 2019 at 2:01 AM

REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS
GRAND FORKS SCHOOL BOARD
GRAND FORKS PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT #1
REGULAR MEETING
September 30, 2019
The Grand Forks School Board met in regular session on Monday, September 30, 2019, at Viking Elementary School with Bill Palmiscno presiding.
Board Members Present: Bill Palmiscno, President/Voting Member; Amber Flynn, Vice President/Voting Member; Doug Carpenter, Voting Member; Jacqueline Hoffarth, Voting Member; Eric Lunn, Voting Member; Jeff Manley, Voting Member; Shannon Mikula, Voting Member; Cynthia Shabb, Voting Member, and Matt Spivey, Voting Member.
Board Members Absent: None.
Student Board Members Present: Riley Thoreson, Non-voting Member and Oliver Wolfe, Non-voting Member.
Student Board Members Absent: None.
Others Present: Dr. Terry Brenner, Superintendent of Schools; Scott J. Berge, Business Manager; Jody Thompson, Associate Superintendent of Elementary Education; Amanda Weston Caillier, President, Grand Forks Education Association (GFEA); and Cindy Johnson, Executive Secretary.
Call to Order: 5:47 p.m.
Facility Tour: 5:47 p.m. to 6:08 p.m.
Introduction of Student School Board Member Oliver Wolfe.
Motion and second to approve the agenda as amended carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Motion and second to approve the September 9, 2019, minutes as written carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Discussed: Review School Board Norms.
Motion and second to approve the fiscal year 2019-2020 Grand Forks School District budget and authorize a property tax levy of 86 mills for the General Fund, 10 mills for the Building Fund, and 2 mills for the Special Assessments Fund and 3 mills for the Special Reserve Fund for a totally levy of 101 mills for the 2019 tax year carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Motion and second to approve the Grand Forks Head Start Program Policy Council Bylaws, Impasse Procedures, and Grievance and Complaint Procedures carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Motion and second to approve the consent agenda as follows: Teacher Appointment effective September 23, 2019, of Shelly Scholand (salary $50,358); and Open Enrollment applications as presented carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Motion and second to receive the request for petition from the Grand Forks Education Association (GFEA) for recognition as the representative organization for the appropriate negotiating unit and authorize posting of the notice as per North Dakota Century Code 15.1-16 as recommended carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Motion and second to receive the request for petition from the Grand Forks Principals' Association (GFPA) for recognition as the representative organization for the appropriate negotiating unit and authorize posting of the notice as per North Dakota Century Code 15.1-16 as recommended carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Motion and second to receive the request for petition from the Grand Forks Directors' Association (GFDA) for recognition as the representative organization for the appropriate negotiating unit and authorize posting of the notice as per North Dakota Century Code 15.1-16 as recommended carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Motion and second to approve the General Fund Financial Statement for the period July 1, 2019, through August 31, 2019, carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Motion and second to designate Doug Carpenter as delegate to the 2019 NDSBA Delegate Assembly carried unanimously. Absent: Hoffarth.
Hoffarth joined the meeting at 6:46 p.m.
Motion and second to approve the teacher blackout dates as identified by the District Calendar Committee for the 2019-2020 school year carried unanimously.
Motion and second that the Board pursue a public vote to secure an increased mill levy and to direct District Administration to work with Grand Forks County to ensure that a mill levy referendum is on the ballot for the June 9, 2020, primary election carried unanimously.
Board Requests for Future Consideration: Information on the school district's plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Discussed: School Board Norms - How Did We Do?
Adjourned: 6:53 p.m.
School Board minutes are found online at www.gfschools.org [School Board] or by calling the superintendent's office at 787-4880.
(October 24, 2019)